Plan for Luxury Moving Hotel

Businessmen John Johnston and Dave Nixon are behind a planned luxury Orient-Express-style luxury train that would travel the length of New Zealand catering to foreign tourists with a big budget. The pair are looking to buy a train previously used by Orient Express in Queensland and are also in negotiations with KiwiRail over the deal, said Nixon. If it goes ahead, passengers will be able to board the luxury sleeper train from early 2013. The service would be “comparable to a five-star moving hotel” that would stop at tourist spots to allow passengers to do activities such as salmon fishing, golf and wine tours. For $1000-$1500 they would have access to all of the services they would receive in a hotel and some activities would also be included, said Nixon.